Thao
Thao was the 13686th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 3092nd; the most babies were born in 1989 (16). More babies were named Thao in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,686 boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198916 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,237babies recorded
Thao popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #13,686 | — | 5 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | #11,186 | — | 10 | — |
| 2000 | #5,688 | — | 20 | — |
| 1990 | #2,435 | #4,958 | 51 | 11 |
| 1980 | #3,313 | #3,414 | 26 | 13 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Thao, counting every spelling?
Thao has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Thao?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Thao (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Thao born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Thao.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Thao?
About 200 people born in the US named Thao are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 34 and 42. That makes Thao mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Thao by state
How common Thao was among boys born in each state in 1987–1991, around its peak. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Thao
How popular is the name Thao?
Thao was the 13686th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 3092nd; the most babies were born in 1989 (16). More babies were named Thao in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Thao a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Thao in the US.
Where was Thao most popular?
In 1987–1991, Thao was most common in Minnesota (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.